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Public Auction #426

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COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS & STOCKS — United States
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 157-165 are from an old time accumulation of plate number singles, plate strips of three, or plate blocks. As to be expected from an assembly such as this the condition and centering will be all over the board, mostly average to Fine with some perf separations, HR’s etc. Some NH was spotted but by enlarge the condition was more of the lower grade. Duplication range from a single item to ridiculous. Each lot will be described by Scott, the quantity of gummed copies, while the catalog is for hinged with the NH as a bonus. Grouped by issue or near issue this is a rare opportunity to acquire and dig into a specialty area not seen in the width and depth of this magnitude.
157*(525 x495, x2 plate, blocks, 526 x376, x2 plate blocks, 527 x1357, x5 plate blocks, 528 x722, 528A x610, 528B x1018, 529 x429, 530 x3985, x3 plate blocks). Offset Printings. All plate number singles plus the few plate blocks mentioned. Catalog $101,296.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 10,000.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
158*(374 x238, x2 plate blocks with star, 375 x303, x1 plate block, 378 x9, 405 x957, 406 x1013, 416 x2, 418 x3, 501 x488, 502 x372, 503 x203, 504 x525, 506 x175, 507 x240, 508 x87, 509 x86, 510 x370, 511 x44, 512 x73, 513 x8, 514 x89, 515 x72, 516 x7, 517 x11, 528 x40, 540 x68, 541 x7, 542 x46, 543 x341 x17 plate blocks). Washington-Franklins Plate number singles and plate blocks. Catalog $60,220.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 6,000.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
159*(279 x396, 279B x523, 280 x21, 281 x31, 282 x5, 282C x15, 283 x1) All plate strips of three. Catalog $53,647.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
160*(264 x84, 265 x21, 266 x4, 267 x402, 268 x16, 269 x22, 270 x34, 241 x5, 272 x7, 273 x10, 274 x1) All plate strips of three. Catalog $34,919.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00
161*(319 x360, 319F x14, 319fi x56) All plate strips of three. Catalog $23,270.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,300.00
Price Realized: $0.00
162*(328 x3 plate blocks, 329 x8 plate blocks, x21 plate strips of three, x1 block of 4, 330 x1 plate strip of three, x1 plate number single). Catalog $9520.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $650.00
163*(286 x249) plate number singles, x4 imprint plate number pairs. Catalog $6425.00.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $550.00
164*(296 x1, 297 x1, 298 x2, 370 x19, 549 x146, 550 x18, 614 x198, 615 x200, 616 x26, 617 x124, 618 x104, 619 x54, 620 x2, 621 x6, 627 x230, 628 x115, 629 x92). All plate number singles. Catalog $6364.35.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $550.00
165*(581 x14, 582 x19, 583 x128, 584 x7, 585 x9, 586 x48, 587 x1, 589 x2, 590 x1, 591 x46, 633 x125, x6 plate blocks, 636 x24, 637 x80, 638 x36, 639 x7). All plate number singles. Catalog $6144.35.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $600.00
166*oA highly effective mint and used 19th and 20th century front and BOB stock neatly nestled in 19 salesbooks. Numerous medium to high values included with light duplication. Great Banknotes section, nice early commemoratives, wonderful Washington-Franklins in addition to early airmails, Special Deliveries, Postage Dues, and Officials. Mentionable mint are numbers 69, 71, 123, 190, 218, 240 x2, 369 x2, NH 599-599A combo line pair, C18 x9, E1, E3 x2, E4, E5 x2, J1, J20, J33, J36, J60 x2, J67, O60 x2, O79, O93, O113 with cert., RE1, RE2 x3. Useful used are numbers 22, 28, 30A, 67, 72 x2, 84?, 85B, 85E, 86, 100 x2, 101, 121, 153 x3, 154 x2, 155 x2,, 166 x2, 191 x3, 218 x3, 241, 291 x3, J21, J27 x3, J28 x2, O6, O13, O32, O34 with cert., O67, R51a, R73c, R74a, R74c, R90c pair, R98a, R100c x3, R101a, R101c x2, R121. Finally you will come across the Possessions book that is mainly DWI thrown in for a bonus. Condition varies. Much saleable material with many jewels to be mined.Cat. Value: S.B. 15,000.00
Price Realized: $21,000.00
167***(230//893) An old time holding of lower to medium mint sorted and identified. Includes a few Washington Franklins, some 1922-1925 Bureaus, 1926 Rotaries, 2¢ Reds, Farleys, 3¢ Purples, Presidentials, Famous Americans, etc. Duplication is massive to delusional. Condition is mixed and centering ranges from Fair to VF. Owner’s catalog is $165,000.00+.Cat. Value: S.B. 13,000.00
Price Realized: $11,000.00
168*An exciting old time collection that hasn’t seen the light of day for 40 years. These homemade mounted collection starts with Scott 212 ending in the 1950s issues. Also contains Airmails, Special Deliveries, Shanghai Overprints, Postal Savings, War Savings, Parcel Posts, and Federal Ducks. Items worth mentioning are numbers, 212-218, 230-245, 1894-95 Bureau issues, 285-292, 294-299, 301-311, 323-330, 331, 341, 356, 374-382, an impressive selection of coil pairs including some private perfs, 397-399, 400A x2, 401-404, 422-423, 424, 440, 445 pair, 447 line pair, 453 line pair, 454 pair, 460-461, 491 single, 498-504, 506-518, 523, 551-572, 573 x2, 578-579, 581-591, 595, 634A, C1-C6, C13-C15 NH set, E1-E10, K1-K16, Q1-Q12, RW1-RW8. Condition is favorably mixed with some very presentable items and reverse are mostly VLH with some HR’s scattered about. A few mint sheets and scrap postage thrown in for a bonus. A much better collection than normally encountered. Worth serious consideration.Cat. Value: S.B. 8000.00
Price Realized: $13,500.00
169*oA high cataloging aggregation of 19th and 20th century mint and used front and BOB for the non discriminating. Loads of medium to higher values throughout. However a strong constitution is necessary to wade material to get to have a solid understanding of the true value. Duplication ranges from palatable to a little over bloated. Used items are numbers 9 strip of 3, 17 pr., 18, 20 ,32 x3, 33 x3, 36b, 37 x2, 67, 70, 86 x4, 89 x3, 90 x2, 91 x2, 95 x2, 97 x2, 99 (SE), 100, 118, 119 x3, 120 x3, 121 x2, 123, 137, 155 x3, 166 x4, 191, 218. Mint includes 68-69, 113, 115-116, 124, 160 x2, 163, 185, 188, E1 x4, E2 x3, E4 x2, RS10b, RW1 x4, RW2, RW4. Much material to be mined and offered cheaply.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
170*oAn unassuming mostly used 1847-1964 collection made up of two components. The first grouping is in an old dilapidated All American Stamp album holding 19th and 20th century regular issues, commemoratives, airmails, special deliveries, postage dues, parcel post, and parcel post postage dues. Duplicates and multiples are mounted on the back side of the page for convenience. The second component is on homemade pages comprising of Washington Franklin coils, contemporary and modern coils, Officials, and a few Newspaper stamps. Useful used numbers are 1-2, 12, 14-15, 16 (pen cancel), 17 x2, 18, 22, 28 (pen cancel), 29, 30A, 32-33, 37-38, 67 x2, 70 x4 different shades, 72 x2, 79 on piece, 83-85, 101, 118, 119 x2, 120, 121 x2, 122, 137-138, 151 block of four (hinge reinforced on all sides), 153 x3, 154 x3, 155 x3, 166 x2, 191 x2, 218 x2, dollar value Bureaus, 242, 292, 523, and O65-O66. Meaningful mint are numbers 39 (no gum), 241, 243, 245, (all no gum), 263 (no gum), 312-313, 331a, 369, 461, 500, 524, 547, 578-579, 581-591, 595, 658-679, C1-C6, O2, O12, O27, O41-O42, PR102, and PR114-PR125. Condition is quite mixed with reverse issues being NH, OG, RG, NG. Huge amount of catalog value to sift through to come up with the right number. Through examination is recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $8,000.00
171*oAn impressive 1847-1999 mint and used collection in four Scott Platinum hingeless albums. Notable groupings of 19th and 20th century regular issues and commemorative spread throughout the entire philatelic spectrum. Useful used are numbers 1, 7, 9, 12-13, 15, 20, 23, 28-30, 30A, 37, 69-72, 75-78, 86-90, 95-100, 118-121,138, 145-155, 156-165, 182-191, 578, 312, 500. The more meaningful mint are numbers 92, 115, 117, 212-215, 217, 230-245, 259, 262, 276, 276A, 277, 285-293, 294-299, 313, 323-330, 369, 459 single with cert., 456 line pair with cert., 457 line pair, 462-468, 470-476, 479-480, 498//518, 547, 551-573, 578-579, 581-591, 599 pair, 630, 634A, 658-679, 803-834, 1030-1053, C1-C6, C13-C15. You will also find a three volume 1926-1995 elementary mint collection with a little bit of value thrown in for a bonus. The collector had an eye for very nice appearing stamps but was not as critical about the back. Therefore condition is mixed with much pleasing material spread throughout. Loads of diamonds to be mined.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,000.00
Price Realized: $12,000.00
172*oA tired mint and used 19th and 20th century front and BOB stock in 12 salesbooks. Wide range of material from lower to higher cataloging items. Better mint are numbers 69, 71, 75, 78, 87, 89, 90, 91-93, 95-96, 134, 152, 208, 211 x2, 215, 228, 229 x3, 240, 260-261, 262, 477 NH, O9, O10, O23, O33, O57-O58, O80. Used items worth mentioning are numbers 22, 85E, 100, 118, 120, 137-138, 155 x2, 166, 218, 240 x4, 291. Condition is quite mixed with much very average quality. We have carefully noted and made adjustments accordingly. Be offered as to what it is.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,500.00
Price Realized: $6,500.00
173*oAmazing lot of 18 items, all with certificates culled from an active stock. Mint includes 28b, 38, 84, 98, 117, 151, 163, PR1, PR12, PR28, PR34a, PR37, PR38, PR39, PR92, PR94, PR96. The lone used item is a #39. Condition is average, however the catalog value is very high. For a more complete story of all 18 stamps with the certs. see our website. Offered for what it is.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. 67,125.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
174*oA mostly used old time collection in three Scott National albums. The collector would fill in some of the more expensive stamps with proofs and or specimens in addition to having small sections on the aforementioned items. Better used are numbers 9X1e, 1-2, 14-15, 23, 29, 72 x2, 75, 85, 85B, 97-98, 100, 138, 155, 166, 191, 272a (pen cancel), 292-293, 312-313, 523. The mint grouping includes numbers 241, 242, 369 NH, 461, 658-679, C13-C15, K1-K16, PR84. Proofs hold numbers 3P4, 42P3, 129P4, 120P3, 122P, 243P4, 244P4, 245P4. Sighted specimens are numbers 63S, 65S, 68S, 78S, 211S, PR114S, PR120S, PR122S. There is a nice starter batch of US Possessions which include Canal Zone, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Philippines, and Porto Rico. Also spotted are a few AMG’s, Ryukyus, and UN. This assembly is for the non discriminating collection. Condition is quite mixed with many average quality pieces spread throughout. Offered for what it is.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $11,000.00
175*oA worthwhile 1847-1966 mint and used mainly front of the book collection neatly presented in a Lighthouse Hingless album. Well balanced 1851-1857 used, nice group of 1869’s, Banknotes, early Bureaus, and commemoratives. Well populated Washington Franklins followed by the 1920s-1930s regular issues and commemoratives. Good used are numbers 1 (pen cancel), 67, 70, 72, 78, 86-87, 90, 98, 101, 112-119, 120 x2, 121 x2, 122, 137-138, 151-155, 156-166, 218, 242, 245, 278, 292. Better mint are numbers 71, 189, 212-214, 217, 219-225, 227-229, 230-241, 244, 276, 277, 285-291, 310, 312-313, 323-330, 331-342, 397-400, 401-404, 423, 478-479, 524, 630, 658-679. Condition is mixed with a range of reverse issues from NH to no gum. Profits lay within.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $8,000.00
176*oA neat and tidy accumulation 19th and 20th century mint and used on “104” size cards. Mostly medium values with an occasional higher priced item scattered about with very light duplication and most of the value in 19th century with a very small assembly of airmails, BOB, and plate blocks thrown in for a bonus. The used group includes numbers 36, 70, 86, 89, 92, 96 x2, 151 x2, 153-155, 166 x2, 218, 240 x2, 261, 276A x2. The small mint batch hold numbers 114, 206 x2, 310. Condition is mixed with many fine copies spotted. An easy bunch that can be fused into a working stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00

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